'No': Middle manager demands contractor attend "mandatory" meeting, contractor replies with a simple "no"

Contracting is a tough gig, yet it is becoming increasingly common as companies seek to shift further towards a low-cost, low-obligation workforce. The thing is, as a contractor, you have fewer benefits and less guarantee of income, but while that uncertainty can be hard to manage, it makes up for that in flexibility. See, when you're a contractor, your "employer" (clients) really can't make you do anything outside of the contracted production they're paying you for. They can't set when or how you get it done (unless that's a specified requirement). All that matters is that it gets done.

You'll see managers of contracted workers mistaking this all the time, attempting to use their petty means and tactics of arm-twisting manipulation that they use on their employed staff to get their contracted workers to submit to their bidding. Typically, the contractor will just do as they're told, as long as it doesn't cost them too much time (and therefore money) in the interest of not losing a contract or upsetting a client. However, when that petty manager really has no bearing on the contractor's contract status and decides to throw their weight around anyway, you can end up with some satisfying moments of justice like the one in this Twitter thread. 

Below is the original thread from the contractor, Twitter user @BirdRespecter, followed by reactions from other online communities where their exchange with this impotent middle manager was shared.